NICE, France, 22nd July, 2024 (WAM) -- UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogačar was crowned Tour de France Champion 2024 after an almost faultless three week performance which saw him win 6 stage wins in the process.
The confirmation of his victory came on the streets of Nice on the Stage 21 time trial, which he won on his home training roads in a blistering time of 45’25”.
Pogačar finished the Tour de France in 83h38’56”, ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-LAB) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quickstep) in the overall standings.
Pogačar made history along the way in becoming the first rider ever to be on the podium in his first 7 Grand Tours.
Commenting on his winning, Pogačar said, “I am super happy. I cannot describe how happy I am after two hard years in the Tour de France, in which we always made some mistakes that cost us the race. This year, everything was down to perfection."